The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 8, 2026

A vertically oriented cream-colored page features various handwritten inscriptions in black ink. At the top, two lines of fluid Arabic script sit above an English address in Aleppo, Syria. Below, two distinct blocks of French cursive text occupy the middle and lower portions. The bottommost entry is signed "Andrée-Paule Guerlet" and dated "5-6-49." The text is arranged loosely across the surface, showcasing different handwriting styles and languages in a staggered layout.

Untitled (Signatures and Text in Multiple Languages)

1949

John Taylor Arms

(American, 1887–1953)
America
Ink
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2012.467.16.b
Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/© Suzanne Arms Hawkins
Location: Not on view
  • September 23, 1991
    (Waverly Auctions, Bethesda, MD)
    1991-2013
    Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, Pepper Pike, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    March 4, 2013-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Arms, John Taylor, and William Dolan Fletcher. John Taylor Arms, a Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. [Place of publication not identified]: Sign of the Arrow, 1982.
    Saville, Jennifer, and John Taylor Arms. John Taylor Arms: Plates of Perfect Beauty. 1995.
  • The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (May 8-November 27, 2011).
  • {{cite web|title=Untitled (Signatures and Text in Multiple Languages)|url=false|author=John Taylor Arms|year=1949|access-date=08 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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